SNP’s Kenny MacAskill becomes party’s first Westminster MP to defect to Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party Kenny MacAskill has represented East Lothian in the Commons since 2019 He insisted the switch would bolster, not derail, the independence movement Ex-SNP MP Corrie Wilson is also joining the former first minister in the election By Jack Elsom … Read more
North of the border, he is known to opponents and supporters alike as Wee Eck – Little Alex. In reality, there is nothing diminutive about Alex Salmond, be it his appetites, ambition, temper, political acumen or super-sized ego. He long saw himself as a warrior statesman; the modern reincarnation of Robert the Bruce, victor over … Read more
North of the border, he is known to opponents and supporters alike as Wee Eck – Little Alex. In reality, there is nothing diminutive about Alex Salmond, be it his appetites, ambition, temper, political acumen or super-sized ego. He long saw himself as a warrior statesman; the modern reincarnation of Robert the Bruce, victor over … Read more
Alex Salmond’s wife, 82, turns up to support him at sex assault trial where jurors hear how ex-SNP leader ‘abused his power to satisfy his sexual desires with impunity’ Alex Salmond’s wife Moira Salmond has turned up to support him at High Court It is thought to be the 82-year-old’s first appearance at the landmark … Read more